Moodle MOOC 8 (MM8) is scheduled to take place from May 1 - 31, 2016 on Moodle for Teachers and on Integrating Technology Online Academy on WizIQ. The purpose of the MOOC is to connect with educators for instruction and learning, reflective practice, social and collaborative learning, cultural exchange and peace, personal and professional development, community building, best practices and challenges involved in teaching with and without technology, student engagement with the content, peers, and the facilitator, and learning to teach online with Moodle course and learning management system.

MM8 includes webinars and Moodle training. The presenters of the webinars will focus on connecting online for collaborative learning and teaching with technology, education technology, professional development, and topics that pertain to teaching and learning online and/or on mobile devices/smartphones.

The Moodle training will take place on Moodle for Teachers (M4T) Moodle website and will focus on active learning, reflection, sharing, and collaboration. The aim of the course is for the participants to learn through meaningful connections and social interactions. Participants, who wish to receive a certificate of participation, will be required to document their learning experiences by keeping a blog, wiki, website, or any other artifact that will include a description and reflection of 19 of the live sessions and/or recordings.

The Moodle training will include Moodle, Google Drive Docs, blogs, Google Apps, Mobile Devices, Virtual Classes, and other online learning environments for face-to-face, blended, and fully online learning. In addition, participants will learn to use Movenote, Screencast-o-matic, PresentMe, SlideSpeech, Plotagon, Smore, Knovio, Slideshare, Evernote, Movenote, WizIQ, and other technologies for effective and engaging student-based activities. The live presentations will include the speakers’ reflective process on teaching and learning with or without technology.

Language of instruction:
English

Highlights

Moodle 2.9 theoretical and practical training

Webinars on Teaching and Learning with and without Technology

Active Learning: Teaching as a Way to Learn

Creating Video Tutorials for Instruction and Learning

Reflecting on Learning

About the instructor

Integrating Technology

TORONTO ,
Canada

Integrating Technology is a social marketing and education network that supports small and large businesses, public and private schools, and teachers. The team at Integrating Technology organizes online conferences, webinars, MOOCs, and online courses.

Integrating Technology was founded by Dr. Nellie Deutsch (Ed.D), a Canadian education technology, curriculum and instruction, e-learning consultant, relationship-based transformative mentor, researcher, writer, speaker, community builder, and expert in teaching with technology using Moodle and WizIQ live classes.